/*
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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 *
 * $Id: Collector.java 330 2007-02-04 12:09:04Z jack.rybicki $
 */
package logmatcher;

import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * Represents all objects gathering resources from outside of the system.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 330 $
 */
public interface Collector {
    //~ Methods --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Start collecting messages.
     *
     * @throws IOException if any error occurs while reading messages.
     */
    void start() throws IOException;


    /**
     * Stop collecting messages.
     *
     * @throws IOException if any error occurs while closing message stream.
     */
    void stop() throws IOException;
}
